Built 1912 Opened 1912 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | NRHP Reference # 85003408 Area 809.4 m² Added to NRHP 30 October 1985 | |
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Location 123 Summers St., Charleston, West Virginia Similar Clay Center, Charleston Civic Center, Simpson Memorial United M, Appalachian Power Park, Magic Island | ||
Plaza Theatre, also known as the Capitol Theater or West Virginia State University Capitol Center, is a historic theatre building located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was constructed about 1912 and is a turn-of-the-century theater/commercial/office building located in a transitional business district of downtown Charleston. The three-story brick structure is characterized by eclectic Classical Revival style architecture incorporating a number of elements from classical Greek forms. The theater's streetfront entrance is flanked by two commercial storefronts. The dimensions of the Capitol Theater building are 53 feet wide by 163 feet deep (16 by 50 m).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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